Heartsong

         

Title: Heartsong

Series: Green Creek #3

Author: TJ Klune

Published: Tantor, October 22, 2019

Pages: 391

Genre: LGBTQ Fantasy Romance

All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It's enough - until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell, Maine.

Life as the trusted second to Michelle Hughes - the Alpha of all - and the cherished friend of a gentle old witch teaches Robbie what it means to be pack, to have a home.

But when a mission from Michelle sends Robbie into the field, he finds himself questioning where he belongs and everything he's been told. Whispers of traitorous wolves and wild magic abound - but who are the traitors and who the betrayed?

More than anything, Robbie hungers for answers, because one of those alleged traitors is Kelly Bennett - the wolf who may be his mate.

The truth has a way of coming out. And when it does, everything will shatter.

I was so completely confused at the start of this book. Bravo!!! At first I thought I had waited too long between finishing Ravensong and starting Heartsong. Then I thought maybe we were starting Heartsong a long time ago, kind of like with Wolfsong and Ravensong. We would get some overlap of the timelines and then we would get a bit of time moving forward. But no. It's even better than that and it was so confusing and really set the tone for Robbie's experience. I loved it.

Robbie is this little orphan baby who just wants to have a pack and an alpha. He doesn't ask for much and he's just kind of bumbling through for the most part. 

Kelly is this solid, sweet man who has just always been himself. He knows what matters and he knows what's right and he fights hard for those things. But he's also fully capable of sitting back and enjoying them, which is more than a lot of people can say. 

Robbie and Kelly have this whole entire life together, and then it's ripped from them. They have to rebuild all of that trust and love together. And they do and it's so beautiful. It's this beautiful, tragic thing. 

Can we take a second to talk about the villain though? We've had a few in this series, but they can all be traced back to Robert MFin Livingstone. He is the most entitled man and it pisses me off so much. It's an exceptionally scary situation that's all too familiar. He feels entitled to people as belongings. So he never does anything to earn or deserve their love and loyalty, he just expects it. Then when they have a mind of their own and tell him to his stupid face that he's an evil POS, he is flabbergasted and does some evil-er stuff! What a great villain. I hate him. But like. SUCH VILLAIN!

Ratings

Stars: 5/5

Spice: 2/5